would have been the first defensive, pure defensive player to win the heisman trophy ever. he's a big deal. one of the most prolific -- >> bill: hawaiian. >> out there. yeah. and so this story that had been part of the legend of mantei was that he had this girlfriend and she was battling cancer and that she died of cancer. upon learning news of her death a couple days later he went out and played against michigan state, had a monster game. led notre dame to victory. many profiles have been done about this guy. and all of them -- almost all of them include references to this girlfriend because she had been in a car accident and she was in a coma and he would call her and stay on the phone with her for -- >> bill: in a coma? >> for eight hours. >> bill: she's talking in a coma? >> he would stay on the phone with her while she slept. he would say the stories -- her parents would say her breathing would increase. big thing, right? turns out it is not true. she doesn't exist. there is no girlfriend. dead spin broke the story last night. >> bill: here he is. this is last october